PSNI believe the body belongs to missing teen, Matthew McCallan, from Northern Ireland who went missing in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A body has been discovered in the search for 15-year-old Matthew McCallan from Northern Ireland, the PSNI has confirmed. A police investigation was launched two days ago with hundreds of people joining the search to help find Matthew who disappeared at around 1.30am on Sunday in Fintona, Belfast Live reports.
The search began at the Church of Ireland in Fintona where Matthew's family had previously thanked the public for their support. The Tattyreagh Road in the nearby area was shut down on Monday as a PSNI spokesperson confirmed that a body had been uncovered in a ditch outside a property. "It is believed to be the body of 15 year old Matthew McCallan from the Dungannon area." Detective Inspector Michael Winters said: “Our thoughts are very much with Matthew’s devastated family who received this tragic news today.
“Police received a report of a missing person shortly after 3.30am on Sunday, 4th December when Matthew did not arrive home after attending an event in Fintona on Saturday night. Sadly a body, which we believe to be Matthew, was discovered in a ditch in the laneway of a property approximately two miles away from the social event today, Monday 5th December, at 11.45am.
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